Vojlovica monastery, Serbian Orthodox monastery in Pančevo, Serbia.
Vojlovica monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near Pančevo that houses the Church of Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel with a single-nave structure, semicircular altar, and rectangular choir rooms. The complex features an octagonal dome above the nave and a covered structure above the entrance area, creating distinctive architectural proportions.
Tradition credits Despot Stefan Lazarević with founding the monastery in 1383, and a 1799 record states he restored it in 1405. The earliest reliable source is a note by hieromonk Partenije from 1542. Turks burned it in 1716, killing igumen Viktor and 19 monks, and again in 1738; it was rebuilt in the 18th century and renovated from 1981 to 1988.
The monastery church is dedicated to the Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel. Its gilded 18th-century iconostasis holds around thirty icons, and a wonder-working icon of the Mother of God is kept there. A silver spoon from 1558 and a panagiarion of hieromonk Nikanor from 1717 are preserved in the treasury.
The monastery lies about 5.5 km southeast of Pančevo toward Starčevo, inside the grounds of the Pančevo oil refinery. The church stands beside the monks' quarters (konak) within the walled complex. Visitors should arrange transport in advance, since the site is reached through an industrial zone.
The monastery church, dedicated to the Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, was built of brick in 1752. Its gilded iconostasis from the 18th century holds about thirty icons. In the monastery treasury, a silver spoon from 1558 and a panagiar made by hieromonk Nikanor in 1717 are kept.
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